2004 presidential elections in Niger
In the presidential elections in Niger in 2004 was determined by direct election of the President of the Republic of Niger selected. The first round of the elections took place on November 16, 2004, the second round on December 4, 2004. The incumbent Mamadou Tandja ( MNSD-Nassara ) emerged as the winner .
background
The presidential elections were required at the end of the president's regular term of five years. The incumbent Mamadou Tandja stood for election again. His main competitor was the opposition leader Mahamadou Issoufou of the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS-Tarraya). Five of the six candidates had already run in the previous presidential elections in 1999 . Former Prime Minister Amadou Cheiffou applied for the presidency for the first time. Cheiffou, until then the deputy party chairman of the Democratic and Social Assembly (CDS-Rahama) under the leadership of Mahamane Ousmane , split off from CDS-Rahama in January 2004 with the Social Democratic Alliance (RSD-Gaskiya).
UNDP observers rated the first round of elections as democratic, free and transparent, despite some shortcomings. The election observers of the Francophonie and the Nigerien Human Rights Commission complained about delays in setting up the voting facilities in some polling stations, problems with the distribution of new voter registration cards and a lack of logistical support from the responsible administrative commissions. There were also reports of attempts to buy votes.
Results
First round of elections
Of 5,255,232 registered voters, 2,535,493 went to the polls. This corresponds to a turnout of 48.2%. Of the 2,535,493 ballot papers submitted, 2,438,450 were rated as valid and 97,043 as invalid (or blank ballot papers).
| candidate | Political party | Number of votes | Share of votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mamadou Tandja | MNSD-Nassara | 991.764 | 40.67% |
| Mahamadou Issoufou | PNDS Tarraya | 599,792 | 24.60% |
| Mahamane Ousmane | CDS-Rahama | 425.052 | 17.43% |
| Amadou Cheiffou | RSD-Gaskiya | 154.732 | 6.35% |
| Adamou Moumouni Djermakoye | ANDP-Zaman Lahiya | 147,672 | 7.73% |
| Hamid algabid | RDP-Jama'a | 119.153 | 4.89% |
Second round of voting
A second round of elections was necessary because none of the candidates could win an absolute majority of the votes in the first round of elections. All four candidates in the first round of elections who did not make it through to the runoff now gave election recommendations for Mamadou Tandja. Of 5,256,581 registered voters, 2,363,692 went to the polls. This corresponds to a turnout of 45%. Of the 2,363,692 ballot papers submitted, 2,304,302 were rated as valid and 59,390 as invalid (or blank ballot papers).
| candidate | Political party | Number of votes | Share of votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mamadou Tandja | MNSD-Nassara | 1,509,905 | 65.53% |
| Mahamadou Issoufou | PNDS Tarayya | 794.357 | 34.47% |
consequences
The second round of the presidential election on December 4, 2004 coincided with the 2004 parliamentary elections , in which the National Development Society Movement (MNSD-Nassara) of Mamadou Tandja emerged as the party with the largest number of votes , winning 47 of 113 seats in the National Assembly . President Tandja reappointed Prime Minister Hama Amadou (MNSD-Nassara) , who had been in office since 2000, as head of government on December 24, 2004.
literature
- Virginie Baudais, Enrico Sborgi: The general elections in Niger, November 2004 . In: Electoral Studies . Vol. 25 (1), 2006, ISSN 0261-3794 , pp. 161–168 , doi : 10.1016 / j.electstud.2005.06.007 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ cassure be au du parti de Mahamane Ousmane. Amadou Cheiffou crée son propre parti ( Memento of the original from June 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Afrique Express website, published January 20, 2004, accessed October 18, 2012.
- ↑ Niger: Parliamentary elections Assemblée nationale, 2004 . Inter-Parliamentary Union website , accessed October 18, 2012.
- ^ A b Elections in Niger . African Elections Database, published October 30, 2011, accessed October 18, 2012.
- ↑ Présidentielle au Niger: un quatrième parti, le RDP, soutient la candidature de Mamadou Tandja au second tour ( Memento of the original from June 8, 2009 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Xinhua Web site , published November 23, 2004, accessed October 18, 2012.
- ↑ 2004 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - Niger . US Department of State website, published February 28, 2005, accessed October 18, 2012.
